Eyeglass frame with adjustable rear view mirrors



J. A. FREED Jan. 21, 1969 EYEGLASS FRAME WITH ADJUSTABLE REAR VIEWMIRRORS Filed Aug. 23, 1965 IN V EN TOR.

JOSEPH/= H5627 3,423,150 Patented Jan. 21, 1969 1 2 3 423 150 1Thetemple bar projects forwardly beyond the mounting p ace of hinge 26which supports the lens frame 27, and EYEGLASS FRAl \lII33vVWfiII lIzI1{ (l) R-I REAR a plurality of indentations 28 on the outer side 23 ofthe Joseph A. Freed, s49 Beck St., Bronx, NY. 10459 gggfi g and 29 forma gear rack Whlch engaged Wlth Filed Aug. 23, 1965, Ser. No. 481,466 Itb CL 351 50 2 Claims is to e noted that in convent onal eyeglass framesm CL goz 7 14 the temple bar 18 at an elevation higher than a personseyes; thus in the present device the mirror is at eye level. Inoperative use, a person wearing the glasses simply ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE grasps the knob and moves it forward or rearwardly to ad'ustthe r l An eyeglass frame with a pair of viewing glasses inliglht up i ggg j e A flashlight can be earned to eluding a mirror at each outercorner of the frame each I i 11 FIGURE 4 a construction 40 shown for useby ggj g g iz gg i f agi g z i g s g g g? 5 2 232 2 allow personswho donot wear glasses; and wherein each unit a 15 12 is hingedly secured to afrontal frame 41 having a notch 42 for resting on a persons nose. InFIGURE 5 th This invention relates to rear view mirrors for pedesband 506 mm 12 13 Supported on a head trians and others. Ob

viously other forms of support may be used such as A pmiclpal .Oblectthe present mYennon Is to provlde by a head band around the forehead,the shoulder, or the a rear view mirror which can be carried on a personand mm which will inform him of ob ects at his rear and sides. Variouschanges may bg made in the detail construction Another object is toprovide a rear view mirror which such h will be readily adaptable foruse by various persons among pendecd g i Wlthm the splnt and Scope ofthe ap which are soldiers who during military action must be I 1 fttkfth b dt' calm awar? o a ac 6 y snipers Pe es mans 1. In a rear visionmirror the combination of a frontal crossing a street at an intersectionwho must observe turnframe hingedly Secured at each end to a rear Viewunit mg trafijc from an Sldes; and y Persons i hazardm. said front framehaving a notch for support over a peroccupatioris who must knowconditions at their rear such Solis nose and each of said rear Viewunits comprising as detectives and others.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon 2 522 5 :5; zfg z 5study of the following specification and the accompanying mg 0 a P r.mlrror assam each said mirror assembly including a mirror, anupstanddrawirig wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View of one form of the ing shaft, and a gearon said shaft, said shaft being pivotinvention incorporated in apair feyeglasses, ally supported in an opening on said sliding arm, saidFIGURE 2 is an exploded view of certain parts thereof. Sliding armhaving a tongue Slidable in a groove 011 said FIGURE 3 is a fragmentaryplan view thereof, temple bar, a hinge between said temple bars and saidFIGURE 4 is a modified form of the invention, and frontal frame, aforward projection on each temple bar,

FIGURE 5 is a side view of still another modified and a gear rack oneach projection in engagement with fOfmeach of said gears.

Referring HOW to i w/ g in detail, e numeral 2. In a rear view visionmirror the combination as set 10 represents a Year Vlew V1510 devlceaccordlng to the forth in claim 1 wherein said frontal frame comprisesan present invention wherein there is (as shown in FIGURES eyeglassframe 1 to 3) a pair of eyeglasses 11 upon which there is mounted ateach side a rear view unit 12. References Cited Each unit 12 comprises apivotable mirror assembly 13 and a sliding arm 14 which is slidablealong a temple bar UNITED STATES PATENTS 15 of the eyeglasses.

- 2,175,896 10/1939 Jiranek 351- The mirror assembly includes a plain,convex, or con 2,371,196 3/1945 Swan cave mirror 16 having an upstandingshaft 17 upon which a small gear 18 is formed by radially outwardextending FOREIGN PATENTS teeth 19 being stamped or forged on themid-portion of the shaft. Shaft 17 is supported in opening 17A on the442,782 11/1948 Italy" sliding 1 1 b h DAVID SCHONBERG, PrimaryExaminer.

The sliding arm comprises a ongitudina mem er aving a tongue 20 on itsrear side 21 which slides in a groove LEONARD Amstam Emmmer 22 formed onthe front or outer side 23 of the temple bar. U S Cl X R A convenientknob 24 on the front or outer side 25 of the arm provides means foradjusting the mirror angle. 35l-156; 350-298; 214;248479

